Hello,
ECE intern here. I've been assigned to pick out a microcontroller for use in a laser box. All it needs to do is input laser current, laser power, and a photodetector voltage. These will all be provided by a laser controller board, so it's simple A/D. It then needs to display these values on a display which they've already picked out. My supervisors would also like to be able to collect this data via USB while the laser is running.
I really only have experience with Freescale's 68HC11 in my university courses, so I'm just jumping head first into the microcontroller world. I think I will need a development board and a way to connect it to my computer. Cost is not an issue. It looks like a development kit would be the way to go. Any suggestions?
Edit: Mods if you could please move this to Embedded Systems and Microcontrollers
ECE intern here. I've been assigned to pick out a microcontroller for use in a laser box. All it needs to do is input laser current, laser power, and a photodetector voltage. These will all be provided by a laser controller board, so it's simple A/D. It then needs to display these values on a display which they've already picked out. My supervisors would also like to be able to collect this data via USB while the laser is running.
I really only have experience with Freescale's 68HC11 in my university courses, so I'm just jumping head first into the microcontroller world. I think I will need a development board and a way to connect it to my computer. Cost is not an issue. It looks like a development kit would be the way to go. Any suggestions?
Edit: Mods if you could please move this to Embedded Systems and Microcontrollers
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